Blue Grass Stockyards Market Report

Richmond, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 15, 2021

970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $134.61/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 668 lb · 160 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.17/cwt -1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 852 lb · 114 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.49/cwt +3.23 vs last sale · ≈ $855/hd at 580 lb · 98 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	970	691	997
Feeder cattle	921	644	939
Slaughter cattle	45	44	55
Replacement cattle	4	3	3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves weighing 350 to 450 sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with very good farmer demand. Calves weighing over 550 sold 3.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
282–285	284	5	160.00	$160.00	$454	—
330	330	9	150.00–160.00	$155.56	$513	—
375–395	388	3	170.00–190.00	$183.56	$712	+15.02
420–440	432	16	162.50–190.00	$181.84	$786	+18.41
460–493	478	14	145.00–160.00	$153.77	$735	+0.19
500–533	525	8	130.00–140.00	$137.62	$723	-3.38
512–538 value added	532	9	141.00–144.00	$141.64	$754	-13.36
560	560	2	120.00	$120.00	$672	-20.64
551–582 value added	580	96	145.00–148.25	$148.06	$859	+1.99
647	647	4	114.00	$114.00	$738	-14.50
668 value added	668	147	136.00	$136.00	$908	+7.09
655–692	669	13	106.00–125.00	$118.90	$795	-1.34
705	705	1	108.00	$108.00	$761	—
750–780 value added	760	28	112.00–120.00	$117.48	$893	—
800 value added	800	68	112.00–129.10	$127.84	$1,023	+10.84
850–854 value added	852	114	124.95–125.40	$125.17	$1,066	-3.08
911 value added	911	45	120.50	$120.50	$1,098	-4.72
905–935	925	3	90.00–100.00	$93.26	$863	—
957 value added	957	2	96.00	$96.00	$919	-31.00
1115–1125 value added	1119	4	90.00–99.00	$94.74	$1,060	-6.26

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	120.00	$120.00	$402	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	10	130.00–147.50	$138.20	$442	—
380	380	4	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$507	+10.33
386 value added	386	11	131.00	$131.00	$506	—
445	445	3	122.00	$122.00	$543	+7.74
465–485	470	8	110.00–122.00	$118.90	$559	+3.26
498 value added	498	5	118.00	$118.00	$588	—
511 value added	511	18	123.00	$123.00	$629	—
510–525	516	25	105.00–121.00	$113.25	$584	+3.68
550–561	558	20	105.00–114.00	$112.51	$628	-4.98
579 value added	579	39	146.00	$146.00	$845	—
607 value added	607	5	116.00	$116.00	$704	—
627–647	635	13	100.00–108.00	$103.21	$655	+1.76
680–685	682	7	104.00–110.00	$107.42	$733	+7.28
680–683 value added	683	28	105.00–108.00	$105.43	$720	—
705–730	722	3	104.00–107.00	$106.02	$765	+6.02
760	760	1	102.00	$102.00	$775	—
897 value added	897	4	105.00	$105.00	$942	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	2	98.00	$98.00	$647	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	327	8	145.00–146.00	$145.62	$476	—
350–390	360	4	150.00–170.00	$155.42	$560	—
435–440	438	16	158.00–187.00	$168.18	$737	-1.82
450–490	475	8	138.00–155.00	$144.04	$684	-6.37
520–540	533	25	117.00–130.00	$126.65	$675	-7.18
550–595	578	19	105.00–127.00	$115.18	$666	+3.23
610–645	627	21	102.00–110.00	$106.94	$671	-23.06
800	800	2	90.00	$90.00	$720	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1500	1450	75-80%	2	51.00–54.00	$52.45	$761	—
1400–1650	1563	75-80%	4	55.00–58.50	$57.14	$893	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1100	1075	85-90%	2	35.00–42.00	$38.58	$415	—
1150–1200	1175	85-90%	2	48.00–49.00	$48.49	$570	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1300	1250	80-85%	2	51.00–53.00	$52.04	$650	—
1400	1400	80-85%	1	57.00	$57.00	$798	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720–2100	1910	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,910	—
1850–2250	2050	2	88.00–90.00	$89.10	$1,827	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.